@salt_bagel: ugh image fail.

All I know is I could never get past this:

@LegacyCrono: But think of how much we'll get done in that half hour.

@minibeardeath: I think you're off by one level of complexity. There are individual ion channels on the cell membrane that can function similar to the way memristors do. And each synapse can have hundreds of ion channels of several different classes.

@cicatrez879: And if you think this is complicated, wait until we figure out all the signals that the glia are sending.

@cicatrez879: I think the "neuron-as-computer" analogy is pretty apt, but I also believe these researchers when they say that "synapse-as-computer" is going to be the new analogy.

Gah! The spinal nerves are the nerves that exit the sides of the spinal cord. There are no nerves, per se, inside the spinal cord. Bundles of axons within the cord itself are referred to as spinal tracts.

@robelirobban: If you want an even more extreme example, look here:

@Blackskyshining: Prosopagnosia is really really rare. If you had true prosopagnosia, your world would be a social nightmare.

@salt_bagel: And here they are with everything else greyed out.

There is an illusion similar to the checkerboard effect that involves color. Your brain will automatically recalculate the color value of an object if it is under colored light. This can lead to similar hued objects looking vastly different when the surrounding light cues are different. The two squares marked by…

@Leafy: "#2 Those without an antivirus or protective measures wouldn't use this in the first place."

Joke's on you. Every time someone connects to that USB, it activates a humping dog in an art gallery on the other side of the wall.

@knightvash: Yeah, I guess substitute "premiums" for "taxes."

The distance to the moon depends on the quality of the stuff you're smoking.

@1WordUp: I agree with Dalton. It really could have killed him by now. But sometimes the body can wall off an infected area pretty well. It might be right to just say the guy is lucky.

@Gadgetmac: You can probably get it out. Reconstructive surgery is pretty awesome, as is the body's ability to fill in holes.

@Quasigizmodo: You see, I feel the exact opposite. Combining something you want with something you don't want, thereby driving you towards buying both (but not forcing you!), is a wonderful business practice—if you're a business. If you're a person, then it's exploitative. It's pretty much proven that this strategy…

@Zebra_without_a_face: You think that marketing regulations replace parenting? That would be a horrible world to live in, if it were true.

@knightvash: Joke's on you. If you pay taxes, then you pay for the health care that assures that those 300-pound folks can survive and have plenty of kids.